Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-15
Toledo.
LIVE STOCK.
CALVFRTON.

SWlNE-There Is falling off in the
numbers of the receipts to-day, as COM
pared with last week, of about /, POO, but
there is a sufficient quantity for the very
moderate demand prevailing in all the
yards. The quality is generally of good
order and prices are about the same as
those ruling last week. We quote at GA
tic per 10. net, with most sales at 7a7ic; a
few rough hogs sold under Z cents, down
to CSC per ID. Receipts 6,7O9 head.
CLAREMONT STOCK YARDS.
Arrivals Of live stock at Claremont Stock
Yards, via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
for week ending December 1l:-l61 cars, con-
tanning LOGS cattle, 46 calves, LAS
sheep and lambs, 1910 hogs, and -
horses.
Shipments to New York, Philadelphia,
etc, 5O1 cattle, S33 sheep and lambs, !, 22S
hogs.
All hogs and sheep sold in these yards
are at gross weight. Receipts of hogs
this week are 4,397 head against 1882
head last week; rough hogs were sold at
81 80, fair 10 good at IS 50a5 20, and light
at s. 25a5 40 per 100 lbs.
Philadelphia Cattle Market.
PHILADELPHIA. December 12.--The re-
ceipts at the West Philadelphia and
North Pennsylvania drove yards were;
For the week-BeeveS, $500 head; sheep,
5000 head; hogs, 5000 head. Previous
week: Bceves $500 head; sheep 5000
head; hogs : 900 head.
Beef Cattle--Werc fairly active; extra "a
54c; good al 4!a4ic, medium iaiic; COM
mon 3a3{C.
Sheep-Were inactive and tc lower; eX-
ira 4ia5c; good 4ia4lc; medium 3!aic;
common 2!a3ic; lambs 4a6!c.
HOgs-Were inactive on account of the
unreasonable weather and prices declined
ic on Western and &C. on rough State stock;
extra Chicago 7iaSc; medium 74a73c;
rough State 6ia7C.
Mich Calves-Were active at 6aS4c.
Mich COws-Were in fair demand at
$30a60.
Fat Cows-Were fairly active at 2ia3tc.
New York.
New YORK, December l4.-Beeves-Re-
ceipts 1O4 cars; trading at about former
prices; native steers So l0a5 80 for poor TO
extra; 81 75a6 - for Christmas cattle;
bulls and dry cows 81 l0a3 30
Shacp-Receipts $500 head; market
rather dull with downward tendency to-
ward the close, but nearly all sold, includ-
ing sheep at s. jOa5 10, and lambs at 50 80
a6 SO!
Hogs Receipts 1885 head; market
nominally unchanged for live hogs Mt s. 90
a5 So
East Liberty.
EAST LIBERTY, PA, December 1i.-Cat-
tle-Receipts 1870 head; shipments 16 head
market firm on good; prime 81 Coal -;
tair to good 81 0Oa4 %; common 81 5Oa
3 6j; feeders and stOckers s. 75a3 10.
Hogs-Receipts 2,40O head shipments
200 head; market firm; Philadelphias
81 45a5 30; mixed S. 30a5 81; Workers
So 2Oa5 30; common to fair s. Wl5 10.
Sheep-Rcceipts SEQ head; shipments l.
100 head; market active; prime 81 5Oa
10; fair to good s. 15ai %; common
81 OOa2 30; lambs s. 50A3 %.
Chicago.
CHICAGO, December 4.-Cattle-Rs-
ceiu,s 5000 head; shipments ncn"i mar
keb lower; natives - S5a5 GO; stockers
s? 1OA3 %; cows, bulls aud mixed 81 5Oa
a3 20; Texans 81 IOa2 -.
Hogs Receipts -, 600 head; shipments
none; market dull and rather easier;
mixed and packing s. l5a5 -; heavy
s. 30a5 10; common s. oO45 10; skips
81 9Jl5 -.
Shcep-Receipts 1900 head; shipments
none; market weak and lower; Western
s. 60; Texas - Go; lambs - 2OI5 10.
Cincinnati.
CINCINNATI, O., December li.-HoS1 -
Easier; common and light IL Gls5 10;
packing aud butchers s. 25a5 90, receipts
600 head; shipments 25O head.
Cincinnati Horse and Mule Market.
CINCINNATI, December lO.-Tbcre was
little change in the market during the past
week. The weather has been dull and
business has rather sympa;hi2ed with it,.
Streeters were more wanted than other de-
scriptiOns OF stock, and the supply Of this
class was short OF the demand P,ices
are quoted ~ follows: Driving horses, $50
u225; draft horses, $l75a225; streetcrs 500
n25. Mules, aged 1 to x years, l54 to IL
hands, $l35al50; IL 20 l5l hands, $ll5a
lf5; IA TO Il hands, $9Oall5.